Greta railway station
Greta railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Greta opening on 24 March 1862 as Farthing being renamed in 1878. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
Greta | |||||||||||
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Looking East in February 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Nelson Street, Greta Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°41′12″S 151°23′03″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 210.81 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | GTA | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 March 1862 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Farthing | ||||||||||
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It briefly served as the terminus of the Great Northern Railway when it was extended from Lochinvar. In May 1863 Greta lost its terminus status when the line was extended to Singleton.
The station initially consisted of one platform with the current Platform 2 added in 1915 when the line was duplicated. The Platform 1 building was built in 1889, the Platform 2 shelter in 1915 and the footbridge in 1922.
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